Category Archives: Diseases + Pests
The Dreaded Vine Weevil
The wine weevil is the number one pest when it comes to bonsai. This vile beast has the ability to destroy your whole collection! The signs to look out for are semi-circular holes on the leaves indicating that a weevil has been chewing on them during the night. They prefer to come out in the [...]
The Common Woodlouse – Friend or Foe?
Woodlice are insects that we see very often in the garden. Their main purpose in life is to eat wood so should we be worried about them around our bonsai? Well the simple answer to that is yes you should be worried if you see them in your bonsai pot. They do eat wood, but [...]
Oak Decline – A Growing Problem
Reports of Oak decline are said to date back to the 1920′s so it is no new disease. However recently in the news has been reports of it spreading more rapidly and killing off whole oak groves. The disease is said to be welling up again more rapidly due to the increase in temperature in [...]
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